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Group exhibition explores Thailand's changing contemporary art scene

Art lovers are invited to comprehend the changing directions of Thai contemporary art during "Transverse: Navigating Emerging Thai Art", which is running at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok's Art Space by Moca Bangkok, until Sept 27.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert

ALDEA DEL FRESNO (SPAIN) - Thousands who fled huge wildfires in Spain returned home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle with raging flames.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

BTS pulls out of Grammys amid ‘Asian pop’ dispute

SEOUL - The global K-pop superstars BTS say they will not submit their music for next year’s Grammy Awards, after the Recording Academy introduced a new Asian pop category that has been criticised for limiting the success of regional artists.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

Koh Samui faces water rationing

A shortage of tap water has led to rationing on Koh Samui, where a prolonged dry spell has reduced clean water production capacity to about 40% of normal levels, according to the Provincial Waterworks Authority (PWA).

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

Spanish wildfire evacuees start returning home

ALDEA DEL FRESNO, Spain - Thousands of Spaniards evacuated from the path of huge wildfires were returning home on Wednesday while in France firefighters braced for worsening conditions in their own battle with raging flames.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

Pub fire probe nears completion as death toll rises to 37

Police investigating the deadly Rong Beer Na Ladprao pub fire in Bangkok say they are close to completing their inquiries, as the death toll rose to 37 after another injured victim succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

Thai YouTuber ‘Hlun Solo’ found dead in Georgia

The Thai travel YouTuber “Hlun Solo” has been found dead in a hotel room in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, more than two weeks after his family last had contact with him.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

Chinese man held in counterfeit cosmetics case

A Chinese national has been arrested after police raided a warehouse in Muang district of Samut Prakan and seized more than 18,000 counterfeit cosmetics and personal care products bearing fake trademarks of well-known brands.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

‘Not as advertised’ room shock resolved in Nan

NAN - A father and son on holiday got an unpleasant surprise after finding their room did not come close to matching what they had booked, but a prompt response ensured their stay was not spoiled.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

Russian wanted for B600,000 theft from safe in Phuket

PHUKET - Police are hunting a Russian man who they say broke into a safe at a currency exchange counter and made off with foreign currency worth around 600,000 baht.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29